Alex Williams, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Give Up Access to Social Media? It’s Like Asking People To Give Up Sex [Infographic]

By Alex Williams Nov 3, 2011

A Cisco study finds that college students would take a lesser salary instead of giving up their mobile device and access to social media. Mobile smartphones are a gateway to information. Activity streams feed…

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A New Way To Measure Your Costs in the Cloud

By Alex Williams Nov 2, 2011

Here’s how the IT bypass works. Someone in the developer group needs a cluster of servers to do some testing. IT says it will be months before the request can even be considered. The…

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Update – Flipboard: Look for HTML5 and Web Version Next Year

By Alex Williams Nov 2, 2011

Yesterday I wrote about Flipboard hiring well-known Web developer Filip Fortes and the expectation that the company will build an HTML5 app and a Web version. Prior to writing the post, I received a…

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Is Flipboard Building an HTML5 App?

By Alex Williams Nov 1, 2011

Robert Scoble posted on Google Plus today that Flipboard has hired well-known Web innovator Filipe Fortes, fueling speculation that Flipboard is building an HTML5 app, a Web version that could work on Android devices.…

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Adjusting to a Data Intensive, Mobile World – Google Unveils New Look for GMail But Sadly Lacks API Improvements

By Alex Williams Nov 1, 2011

Google is giving an in-depth look at its new design for GMail. The new highlights reflect the new demands of a data intensive, mobile community. Unfortunately, there is no mention of any improvements to…

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How Should the CIO Develop a Big Data System?

By Alex Williams Oct 31, 2011

The most technologically advanced companies in the world have only just begun to implement big data strategies and most lack a structured approach. So what do CIOs need to do in order to make…

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Why Microsoft is Spreading FUD About One Company Leaving the Google Enterprise Partner Program

By Alex Williams Oct 28, 2011

You would have good reason not to trust a Microsoft blog post written today about one of its partners that left the Google Enterprise partner program. Especially considering the fact that the company in…

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Google Plus Now Available on Google Apps – Another Big Step for Social Business

By Alex Williams Oct 27, 2011

Google Plus opened to Google Apps today, allowing customers to manually turn it on for their organization. According to the Google Enterprise blog, once Google Plus users turn it on, they can go to…

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Facebook Gets A Hefty Tax Bill from the State of Oregon and Is None Too Happy About It

By Alex Williams Oct 26, 2011

Facebook recently received a bit of a surprise from the state of Oregon in the form of a $390,000 tax bill for the massive data center it recently completed in the small town of…

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IBM Netezza Considering a Hadoop Appliance

By Alex Williams Oct 26, 2011

An Apache Hadoop appliance is under consideration for the IBM Netezza product line but the vice president of product management said that they will not develop one unless it can be a game changer.…

Alex Williams

Give Up Access to Social Media? It’s Like Asking People To Give Up Sex [Infographic]

Update – Flipboard: Look for HTML5 and Web Version Next Year

Is Flipboard Building an HTML5 App?

Adjusting to a Data Intensive, Mobile World – Google Unveils New Look for GMail But Sadly Lacks API Improvements

How Should the CIO Develop a Big Data System?

Why Microsoft is Spreading FUD About One Company Leaving the Google Enterprise Partner Program

Facebook Gets A Hefty Tax Bill from the State of Oregon and Is None Too Happy About It

IBM Netezza Considering a Hadoop Appliance

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